Lullaby 9:08/Hymn 11:45/Tuuliviiri 8:46/Reflections 14:52/Nature
boy 5:20/Tribute 12:52
Total playing time 62:43
Juhani Aaltonen, tenor saxophone and flute,
Ulf Krokfors, bass, and
Tom Nekljudow, drums
Mother Tongue is the first recording of the Juhani Aaltonen Trio
founded in 2001. In addition to saxophonist and flutist Juhani Aaltonen,
the trio includes Ulf Krokfors on bass and Tom Nekljudow on drums.
The music was recorded at Helsinki’s Kanneltalo during a concert
held in fall 2002 towards the end of a nine-concert tour by the
Juhani Aaltonen Trio. The recording includes free-flowing improvised
music principally based on compositions by Juhani Aaltonen. In addition
to original compositions, the trio performs its own, unique version
of the evergreen Nature Boy made immortal by Nat King Cole.
Mother Tongue was recorded live at Kanneltalo in Helsinki, Finland
on October 17, 2002 with Ilari Suonpää and Mauri Marin as the recording
engineers. The recording was mixed by Dan Tigerstedt at Finnvox
in Helsinki, Finland and mastered by Henrik Otto Donner at DER in
Tammisaari, Finland.
Mother Tongue is a candidate for the Emma Award granted by the
Finnish National Group of the International Federation of Phonographic
Industry to the best Finnish jazz recording in 2003.